Saudi human rights activist Aliyah Al Farid was detained by police for driving herself to the hospital. While it’s not illegal for women to drive in Saudi Arabia, cultural custom dictates that women not operate a vehicle, and unofficial religious police enforce the custom. Additionally, women will not be issued driver’s licenses. So while it’s not […]
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A Bel Air, Calif., couple took a minor car accident in stride last Friday, posing for photos with the vehicle while they waited for help to arrive. Benjamin Neufeld told KTLA 5 News that he was in his kitchen when he heard noise outside. He went outside to see his wife Elizabeth in her blue […]
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Who could’ve thought a passed out woman, tied up and held hostage in the bed of a pickup would ever cause a stir? Apparently not Brad Kolb , the owner of Hornet Signs in Waco, who created this custom tailgate decal that was a little too real for some drivers. “I wasn’t expecting the reactions
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In San Francisco on Thursday, there was an uproar over a parking spot that sold for $82,000. But San Franciscans, you ain’t parked nothin’ yet. That’s because an IRS auction in Boston just netted $560,000 for two spots in the Back Bay neighborhood. The tandem spots were seized by the IRS from a tax cheat.
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Apparently, a bunch of designated drivers don’t give a crap about your safety and booze it up anyway. In fact, nearly 40 percent of them get liquored up to some extent (a drink or two) before getting behind the wheel, says a report released Monday by the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Nearly
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Someone just told George Takei about the Wheelmate laptop steering wheel desk for sale on Amazon.com. “It’s hard to believe this product even exists,” the actor, best known for playing Hikaru Sulu in “Star Trek,” and now an Internet sensation, wrote on Facebook. “So I’ve added my own review. I couldn’t resist.” Takei’s gave the
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San Francisco’s present-day citizens got a recent visit from the “future” — a DeLorean hovercraft wowed onlookers by spinning out near the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday. The craft is the creation of Matthew Riese, who raised money on Kickstarter to fund his “Back to the Future” homage. Deciding he doesn’t need roads, Riese has [...]
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1) Don’t drive drunk. 2) Don’t post about drunk-driving escapades on Facebook. The Oregonian newspaper reported an Astoria, Ore., teen broke both of those rules early on New Year’s Day. Police say they were investigating a hit-and-run in Astoria when they were tipped off to a Facebook post by Jacob Cox-Brown, 18: “Drivin drunk … [...]
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The story of a Japanese tsunami victim whose motorcycle washed up halfway around the world now has a double happy ending. Harley-Davidson says it will restore the rust-encrusted bike found on a beach on Graham Island, British Columbia, and send it back to Japan. The motorcycle was linked to 29-year-old Ikuo Yokoyama through its license [...]
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